This is a new, 1-credit course added as a required course for the B.S. in Computer Science for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, but open to any student at Lehigh who has completed CSE-17 or obtains instructor permission.
The goal of this course is to study the art of technical presentation both orally and in writing but with a focus on oral presentation. Most of the work for the course will be giving presentations, which is why the course has two 1-hour meetings. Students will not only give presentations, but also help to critique each other.
Our common background in computer science will make it possible for students to present technical talks aimed at a technical audience. However, we shall not focus exclusively on technical audiences. Some presentations will be in the genre of “technical talks to a non-technical audience” and some, in which we focus on speaking style and general skills, will be on non-technical topics. There will be a mix of prepared and impromptu presentation.
The textbook is aimed generally at scientific presentations, not just those in computer science. It presents examples of good and bad approaches to presentation and should help us to think about how to present information and how to develop techniques that can be practiced in the various in-class presentations.
Grading will be based on oral presentations, participation in the critiquing process, and two written assignments.
Hank
Korth
Packard Laboratory
350
Phone: (610) 758-
4113
Email:
hfk@lehigh.edu
Michael Alley, The Craft of Scientific Presentations
ISBN: 0387955550
Springer-Verlag, 2002
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1. Setting goals for presentations |
8. Technical writing |
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2. Structure of presentation |
9. Student presentation |
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3. Student presentation |
10. Technical writing |
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4. Visual aids |
11. Student presentation |
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5. Student presentation |
12. Critique |
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6. Style and delivery |
13. Student presentation |
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7. Student presentation |
14. Evaluation and summary |